Girard man indicted on four felony charges

Girard man indicted on four felony charges

WARREN — Donald F. Shelley, the Girard man accused of stealing scrap metal from a home on Washington Street, which led to an explosion Sept. 18, has been indicted on four felony charges.

Shelley, 25, of 426 North Avenue, faces two counts of aggravated arson, one count of vandalism and one count of burglary.

If convicted, he faces up to 24 1‚Ñ2 years in prison.

The explosion at 824 Washington Ave. leveled that property, damaged at least 50 homes and injured at least four people, police said.

Shelley will be arraigned at 1:30 p.m. Monday before Judge Peter Kontos in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court.

Brookfield board plans community meeting

BROOKFIELD — Brookfield School Board members Kelly Bianco and Tim Filipovich are inviting members of the community to a school communication meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday in the high school cafeteria. The meeting is expected to last about an hour. School officials are hoping to share important program and financial information and exchange ideas with the community at large.

Raid in Warren nets drugs

WARREN — Police raided the home of a 57-year-old Citadel Drive Northeast man after a year-long drug investigation and seized 13 bottles of prescription pills, including OxyContin, methadone, Carisoprodol, Olprazolam and others.

Officers with the Warren Police Department Narcotics Unit obtained a search warrant after an investigation during which agents made undercover buys of controlled substances, Lt. Thomas Skoczylas said.

Officers also seized a small amount of cash and drug paraphernalia, including several suspected “owe sheets,” which are papers used by drug dealers that contain the names of individuals who owe money.

The 57-year-old resident of the home was not arrested, pending further investigation and lab results on the items taken from the home, police said.

Nine weather-related accidents reported

WARREN — Slippery road conditions were listed as the cause of nine traffic accidents in Trumbull County early Tuesday morning.

The Warren Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol said that between the hours of 6 and 10 a.m., officers responded to nine accidents, with one possible injury.

Officers said a man lost control of his car Tuesday morning, most likely because of road conditions, and hit a tree on County Road 203 in Warren.

No accidents were reported during Tuesday evening hours.

On Monday, state troopers from the post were called to at least 20 weather-related accidents.

BP station robbed

YOUNGSTOWN — A man with a gun held up a cashier at the BP gas station, 2069 E. Midlothian Boulevard, and made his getaway Monday evening in a gold minivan that had been parked nearby, police said.

The man first asked for a pack of cigarettes and then showed the handle of a gun — saying, “Give me the money” to the clerk, reports show. The clerk took an undisclosed amount of cash from the register and gave it to him, along with four packs of cigarettes.

Police followed fresh footprints in the snow to a business parking lot and learned from employees the gold minivan that had been parked there drove off westbound. Detectives were expected to review the gas station’s surveillance video.

Light Up Night in Sharon

SHARON, Pa. — The city’s annual Light Up Night is Thursday, beginning at 6 p.m. downtown.

The evening is sponsored by the Greater Sharon Associates. It will feature the Sharon High School marching band, the high school choir, traditional Christmas carol singing and the lighting of the holiday torch and tree.

The events will take place on West State Street in front of the Winner department store.

The evening also will feature hot chocolate, candy, face painting and Santa’s arrival. Fireworks will conclude the festivities between 7:15 and 7:30 p.m.

Pictures with Santa

HANOVERTON — The United Community Scholarship Foundation will host “Pictures with Santa” in the United Local Elementary cafeteria from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Individual and group pictures with Santa Claus will be taken by Richards Photography with proceeds benefitting the Scholarship Foundation. Call (330) 223-8001, for more information or to reserve a picture time.